License-holder for motor-vehicles



C. H. FAWCETT.

LICENSE HOLDER FOR MTOR VEHICLES.

APPLlcATIoN FILED H124, 1919.

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Attorney,

UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE. f

- CHARLES EAWCETT, or INDEPENDENCE, iowA.

LICENSE-HOLDER vEOE ivroroifvEHIcEES. l

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. FAWGETT, a citizen of the United States of America, and a residentl of Independence, Buchanan county, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in License-Holdersfor Motor-Vehicles, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to improvements in license holders for motorV vehicles, and the.

object of my improvement is to provide a holder for receiving a license card, or the like, supplied with means for propelling the card to and fro, and'furnished with means for defacing the card operableonly at the time of propelling the card out of said holder. Y

This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafter described and claimed, and whichv are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view o f my improved device as closed and Sealed with a license card mounted therein. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectionl of the device, with parts broken away, taken on a plane immediately below the transparent closure for the top opening of the casing. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section, taken on the broken linev 3-3, of Fig. 2 andlooking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is `a vertical longitudinal section, taken on the broken line 4 4, of Fig. 2, and looking 1n the direction of the arrow. Fig. 5 is a ver-y tical cross section of the casing and its contents, and partly an end elevation thereof, the section beingvtaken on the broken line 5 5, of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is an enlarged'detail View of the ldefacing means for mutilating the card. y

Similar numerals of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.

It is my purpose to supply a holding device for a card, such as a license card, for motor vehicles, which includes means for preventing the withdrawal of a card Without permanently defacing it, thus making it unfit for further use, but which is prepared in the upper part of the .casing fixedly, and

' Specification of Letters `Patent. Patented Feb. 10, 1920- Application filed February 24, 1919. Serial No. 278,924. y

and other data, such as is appropriate for the purpose.

The holding device comprises a casing 2, a base-plate 13 therefor, and certain propelling and defacing mechanism. The casing 2 yis of rectangular form, having an open bottom, supplied with side flanges 3 and en d fianges 4 extending horizontally therefrom. The base plate 13- is of rectangular form, of somewhat larger dimensions than said casing, and has on its sides and ends, respectively, rectangular extensions or projections y5v and 6 which are bent upward vertically, as shown in full lines in Fig. 2, the dotted lines in said ligure displaying the outline of said Vbase-'plate when developed on a plane surface. In assembling these parts, the casing 2 is placed upon the baseplate within the raised projections 5 and 6, and then strips of fusible solder 9 are placed lengthwise along the side ,and end anges 3 andr 4 of the casing. The baseplate projections 5'and A6 are then folded over uponv and in contact with said strips of solder, and suiicient heat applied to fuse the solder, thereby firmly uniting these parts together.

One end of the casing has a slot 12for the passage of the card 1. Within the casing is Xed the horizontal shelf 11 which extends only part of the way toward the end of the casin or oter transparent material 7 is mounted ycloses a relativelv large rectangular opening 8 in the top of the casing. The license car 1, after being passed into the casing through the slot 12, is'positioned between the shelf 11 and the glass plate 7 Orifices 10 may be L end flanges and the inclosing base-plate parts, to receive bolts or other fastening means to secure the device to a supporting body. 7

The card propelling-means andvdefacingmeans are kboth located below the card lto work in the open'space to the rightof the to receive a newlyissued card after the The card propelling-means comprises a two-part longitudinally-corrugated roller 16--17, having reduced ends rotatably mounted in semi-cylindrical bearings Vin Yblocks 14 fixed on opposite inner l'side-Walls of the casing, thus allowing Vsome vertical displacement to the roller under the impulsion ofbar-springs 15 which are secured at containing said slot. A plate of glass i formed in the engaged parts of the casing one end to said blocks, and pass under and support the roller. These springs tendfto retain the roller in close frictional engagement with the under faceof the card, so that the longitudinal corrugations or ribs, or

. other frictional Vcorrugations may-propel the card when the roller is rotated in leitherof opposite directions by any means, such as a lscrew-driver inserted Lthrough lan Aopening 21 in the casing into a socket 20-in vthe abutting` end ofthe roller. f `'Ihejroller is formedin two alined--parts 16 and 17 for convenience of manufacture, the I part .17

having formed on its V inner extremity an integral star-toothed ratchet-wheel 18 and alterminal screw 19to enter aninteriorlythreaded socket on the abutting extremity of thwart 1,6f

When-acard is pushed through. the slot .12 farenough to pass between the roller and the plate 7,a`nd the-roller then rotated tothe left, the card is drawn into the casing completely, where itbecomes plainly visible through the glassY plate 7 as shown in Fig. 1. l p 71,*

To prevent ai reverse rotation of the roller V froin, ejecting the card its original undel,faced condition, and thus defeat re-use or illicitalterations thereon, I haveprovide ,mechanism f or defacing or splitting the lcardinto separatedparts.

Thiscomprises a sharpedged rotatable cutter 25 mounted .sbfurwtons 24 0f a. rook-body Pivotally :mounted 011- e fixed liOfZOli-fallshfi 22 and having on its opposite end a pointed detent or pawl 23.. The cutter bears against the cardopposite an interspace of vblocks )27 fixedf oii the casing top.. VA-forkedleaifspring- 2 6 has its forked parts engaged under the bifurcations of the bodylliandV serves to fyeldingly retain the .cuttingwheel :25 in its upper position.. .The single-pointed and Y twojfbeveled end. Q'f thedtnt 23. ehsaseS-.the :teeth v0f the. Star-ratchet 1,8.-t0. Wrk Clicking thereover in'. either of opposite directions, and as it hasl but asmallarea ofY contact with theteeth of said ratchet, it releasesga tooth when the tooth is rotated `a shortvdistance. It willbe seen, .that whenl theroller1617 i 'is related t0/the ieftto paypal` a. ard int-0 the casing, ythe; successive engagements of the ratchet-teeth keep the detent point raised,

, which causesua depressionof the cuttingwheel V25 out of engz'tgementwiththecard, while placing the springs 26funderV tension. When the roller is rotated in anopposite direction, the-ratchet-teeth depressthe ded 23 thus elevating theic1itting-wlieel 25 Y aided by reactionof the springs 26 to force the sharp edge ofthe wheel through ythe card, whereby pas said card is continuo'us'lyV propelled outwardly thrqughthe sljotmiQ, it

yinsisevered into equal parts yby the cuttingita-eenen n "signe, aimerai ad 1 a.l clos edcasing having a slot", pr

vmeans mountedin said casing ada move a card Within the casing toward' or Adefacing-means for --scratching or mai-ring ,propelled-toward the slot 12 outwardly the points of the fingers catch 4in and the printed surface, leaving ineradicable "marks thereon. Y l l ,y i

Various alterations or changesmaybe effected in the details of Vmy said device, without departing from the principles of ythe, invention.

Having describedm'y invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letvters Patent, isf:

1. In a device of the character described, a closed casing having a slot, propellingmeans mounted in Vsaidcasing toni'ovejto and from said card,.and means actuated by Vsaid propelling-means when the latterz moves said card in eithervr ofopposite directions to ishift said defacing-means into or out of defacing engagement with the card.Y

2. In a device yof the character` described,

pted `to from said slot,`defacing'-means mounted in ysaid casing to niovefto and from saidcard,

resilient means operating yieldinjgly upofn said defacing-'meansfto normally retain' itin defacing engagement with the jaiid means actuated by saidl propelling-'nians when the latter moves said cardg'in eitherof .opposite directions to shift saidl means into or out 'of defacing-engagement with the card.

a lclosed casing having a slot, propellingmeans mounted in said casing adapted to move a card within lthe casingWtowardor .from said slot, a cutting'r blade moiinted in said casing to'move to and from` means actuated by said propelling-means means mounted in said'casing .'to propelpa` v card toward or from said slot, defacingico 3. Ina device of the chai acteridI:id ribed,` v

when the lattermoves said card iii 'either of opposite directions to lshift saicl c1`itt i hg blade into or out of cutting engagenieiitwith the card, and spacedy fixed abutments on the @opposite side of the card vfromsaid cutting' blade with their interspace op'psite the blade. t Y

4,' In a device chai'iacteifV -faaclosed 'Casing haring, a. 'Slot fsiltly 'Y controlled 'propelling-means mounted in 'the casing to propel a card therein in either of opposite directions, resilientlycontrolled defacing-means for said card, and a movable device on Which said defacing-means is mounted operable bymovable en agement With said propelling-means to shi t the deacing-means into or out of engagement with said card.

5. In a device of the character described, a closed casing, a card movably supported therein, propelling-means for moving the card to and fro, and defacing-means operatively engaged with saidpropelling-means to be shifted by the propelling-means into or out of defacing-engagement with said card When the latter is moved by the propellingmeans in opposite' directions.

6. In a device of the character described,

a closed casing, a' card movably supported therein, propelling-means for moving the card to and fro, cutting-means operatively engaged With said propelling-means to bel shifted by the propelling-means into or out of cutting engagement With said card when the latter is moved by the propelling-means in opposite directions, and defacing-means movably supported in said casing to deface said card When the latter is moved in one direction and to yield relative to the card when the latter is moved'in an opposite direction.

7. In a device of the character described,V

a closed casing, a card movably supported therein, propelling-means mounted movably" in said casing to shift said card to and fro, and resiliently controlled defacing means movably mounted in said casing to deface the card when the latter is moved in one i direction and to yield relative to the card When the latter is moved in an opposite direction.

8. In a device of the character described,

a closed casing having a slot, a card movable f into or out of said casing through said slot, a propelling friction-roller in said casing mounted rotatably to Vengage and propel said card in either of opposite directions, a ratchet on said roller, a pivoted frame having a detent movably meshing With teeth on tions.

Signed at Waterloo, Iowa, this 18th day of Feb., 1919.

CHARLES FAWCETT.r 

